Manchester City vs FK Crvena Zvezda Preview - 19/09/2023 - UEFA Champions League
Manchester City are set to face KF Crvena Zvezda in the first group stage match of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 on September 19.
Pep Guardiola's side have been placed in Group G, alongside RB Leipzig, Crvena Zvezda and Young Boys. This group's composition has raised questions due to what seems like a significant disparity in strength, with the treble winners being the clear frontrunners to advance.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig, coming second in the power rankings concluded the Bundesliga in the third spot at the end of the 2022/23 football season. Marco Rose's side also participated in DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and UEFA Champions League. The club's consistent presence in the UEFA Champions League is quite impressive when you consider that the Bundesliga club was established as recently as 2009.
During the previous season, Crvena Zvezda successfully defended their triple crown title by winning the ABA League, Serbian League, and Serbian Cup for the second consecutive time. Filip Petrušev was named the MVP of the Round in the EuroLeague for his outstanding performance with a 36 Player Index Rating (PIR) during their victory against Valencia Basket in the 17th round. Conesquently they occupied the 13th spot in the league.
As for Young Boys, the Swiss club marked their 98th season last year, maintaining a 27-year streak in the top division. The team competed in the Swiss Super League, Swiss Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
In the opening group stage encounter, the European champions, are scheduled to host the Serbian club at the Etihad Stadium as it is set to be the first time that both teams meet in their history.
Match Officials Confirmed for Manchester City vs FK Crvena Zvezda
- Referee - João Pinheiro POR
- Assistant referees - Bruno Jesus POR, Luciano Maia POR
- Fourth official - Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira POR
- Video Assistant Referee - Tiago Martins POR
- Assistant Video Assistant Referee -Pol van Boekel NED
Manchester City vs FK Crvena Zvezda Prediction - 19/09/2023 - UEFA Champions League
Pep Guardiola and his side show no signs of losing their place as the European champions this season. After clenching the long-awaited Champions League award last tournament, the Citizens will hold closely to it as the defending champions. The Manchester Blues have showcased strong form in their kick-start of the Premier League season, winning their most recent match against Fulham with an overwhelming 5-2 score on September 2.
It is expected that dominating the Serbian club would not be a hard task for the English top-notch team. While Crvena Zvezda is a competitive team in their domestic league, an encounter with the Champions of Europe is going to be an overwhelming one for Barak Bakhar's side. We predict, that the game will be won by Manchester City and the score can be around 3-0.
Manchester City firmly sit on top of the Premier League, 4 weeks into the tournament, having won all of their matches so far. Crvena Zvezda, on the other hand are second in the Serbian Superliga standings, having lost only once in their last 5 domestic fixtures.
Prediction: 3 - 0
Odds:
Manchester City win - 1.05
Draw - 21.00
Copenhagen win - 31.00
Manchester City vs FK Crvena Zvezda Head-to-Head
There are no games played between the two teams previously.
Manchester City vs FK Crvena Zvezda Predicted Lineups
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Gomez, Rodri, Nunes, Silva, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland
FK Crvena Zvezda XI: Glazer, Ndiaye, Mitrovic, Ivanic, Bukari, Stamenic, Hwang, Rodic, Dragovic, Djiga, Mijailovic
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